cv

Education

Princeton University, USA (since 2002)
Ph.D. student, now at the Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (advisors: Anand Gnanadesikan, S. George Philander)
2002-03 at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (advisor: Ignacio Rodriguez Iturbe)
University of Cambridge, UK (1999-2002)
B.A. (Hons) in geography, First Class (rank 3 out of 96)

Research experience

The annual cycle of temperatures and winds in the easten equatorial Pacific, General Examination presentation, Princeton University, USA (2005)
Interrelationships between the ecohydrological and geomorphological organization of river basins, research during first year of graduate studies, Princeton, USA (2002-03)
Modeling the calving of ice shelves, internship at the Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Regional Circulation Group, BRIOS), Bremerhaven, Germany (2002)
Report in Forum for Research into Ice Shelf Processes (FRISP), No. 14 (2003)
Development and testing of a two-dimensional model for river network growth, dissertation for the B.A. (Hons) Degree, Cambridge, UK (2002)

Work Experience

Tour guide for hiking and trekking tours in Svalbard, arctic Norway (2001)
Freelance contributor to several local newspapers, Tuttlingen, Germany (1995-99)
National Service, district hospital, Tuttlingen, Germany (1997-98)

Activities in student societies

Committee membership in Cambridge University Expeditions Society (CUEX), Cambridge Expeditions Committee (CEC) and Cambridge University Film and Television Society (CFTV)
Editor of Cambridge Expeditions Journal (2001)
Producer of student films (2000)
Cameraman for student live TV show (2001)
Website designer for Cambridge University Expeditions Society (2002)

Languages and computer skills

German (native), English (proficient), French (good), Spanish (good)
Experience in Fortran 90 (in a parallel supercomputer environment), C, Matlab, Mathematica

Awards

Honorary Scholarship of Robinson College for academic excellence (2002)
Honorary Scholar of the Cambridge European Trust (since 1999)